Mark Latham apologises 'unreservedly' to uni student over terror tweets | AngusGthompson
Mark Latham has tweeted his 'unreserved apology' over comments accusing university student Mohamed Nizamdeen of "plotting to kill senior federal MPs" in the midst of a defamation suit between the pair.
The University of NSW PhD student, 26, is suing Mr Latham in the Federal Court over multiple tweets posted after Mr Nizamdeen was charged with terrorism offences following the discovery of a notebook, accusations which have now been dropped.One of the tweets accused Mr Nizamdeen of "plotting to kill senior federal MPs and blow up Sydney Opera House and police/train stations", while another urged people to "try avoiding" the student "and his mates".
The former Labor leader asserted through a newly-appointed lawyer before court yesterday that the accusation was his "honest opinion" and caused little harm.But earlier on Thursday he took to the social media platform to issue an apology and retract the allegations, which he has previously deleted from Twitter.
"On 31 August 2018 I published a tweet about Mohamed Kamer Nilar Nizamdeen. My tweet made serious allegations against Mr Nizamdeen," Mr Latham said. "At the time I published the tweet I held the honest belief that the allegations were true; however, I have recently learned that Mr Nizamdeen was falsely accused and that the allegations were incorrect.Mark Latham has apologised to Mohamed Nizamdeen over tweets he made last year.
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